Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-13
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as the grinding jaws were about to close on
her, / fired over her head right down the
hippOpotalnus' throat. Over he went, and
commenced turning round and round,
snorting, and blowing red streams of blood
through his nostrils. Before he could re-
cover himself, however I let him have the
other barrel in tae side OF the throat, and
that finished him. He never moved or
stru ygled again, but instantly sank Our
next effort was directed toward saving the
girl, the man having swum off toward an
other boat; and in this we were fortunately
successful, pulling her into the canoe
amidst the shouts of the spectators con-
siderably exhausted and frightened, but
otherwise unhurt.
Meanwhile the boats had gathered to-
gether at a distance, and we could see that
tAeir occupants, who were evidently much
frightened. were consulting wnat to do.
Without giving them time for further con-
slderation, which we thought might result
unfavorably to ourselves we instantly
took our paddles and advanced toward
them, Good standing in the bow and tax
ing OFF his cooked hat politely in every di-
rection, his amiable features diffused by a
bland but intelligent smile. Most of the
craft retreated as we advanced; but a few
held their ground, while the big row-boat
came on to meet us. Presently we were
alongside, and I could see that our appear
ance-and especially Goods and Umslopo-
gaas'-filled the notwithstanding COM
mander with establishment, not unmixed
with awe. He was dressed after the same
fashion as the man we first met, except
that his shirt was not made of brown cloth,
but of pure white linen hemmed with pur
pie. The kilt, however, was identical, and
so were the thick rims of gold around the
arm and beneath the left knee. The row
ers wore only a kilt their bodies being
naked to the waist. Good took off his hat
to the old gentleman with an extra flour
ish, and inquired after his health in the
purest English to which he replied by lay
ing the first two fingers of his right hand
horizontally across his lips and holding
them there for a moment, which we took
as his method of salutation. Then he also
addressed some remarks to us in the same
soft accents that had distinguished our first
interviewer, which we wen forced to inCi-
cate we did not understand by shaking our
heads and Struggling our shoulders. This
last, AlphonSe, being to the manner born.
did to perfection and in SO polite a way
that nobody could take any offense. Then
we came to a stand-stil till r. being ex-
ceedlngly hungry, thought [ might as well
call attention to the fact, and did so by
opening my mouth and pointing down it,
and then rubbing my stomach These sig
nails the old gentleman clearly understood,
for he nodded his head vigorously, and
pointed toward the harbor; and at the
same time one of che men on his boat
threw us a line and moti0ned to Us to make
it fast, which we did The row-boat ther
took US in tow, and proceeded with great
rapidity toward the mouth of the river,
accompanied by all the other boats In
about twenty minutes more we reached
the entrance to the harbor, which was
crowded with boats full of people who had
come out to see us. We observed that all
the occupants were more or less Of the
same type, though some were fairer than
OtheT5. Indeed, we noticed certain ladies
whose skin was of a most dazzling white
ness, and the darkest shade of color which
we saw was about that of q rather swarthy
Spaniard. Presently the wild river gave
sweep; and when it did SO an exclamation
Of astonishment and delight burst from
our lips as we caught our first view of the
place that we afterward knew as Milosis,
or the BROWNING City from the prefix mi,
which means city, and losis, g frown).
At a distance of some five hundred yards
from the rivers bank rose q sheer preci- |
pice uf granite, two hundred feet or so in !
height, which had, no doubt, once formed |
the bank itself; the intermediate space OF |
land ROW utilized as docks and rOadways |
having been gained by draining, and deep |
eunG and embanking the stream
fTO be continued.i